Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Simi Valley

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via SR-14 South and SR-118 West, usually 76 at this time.

Only 13% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lancaster to Simi Valley by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	105	97	86	80	80	78	79	78	78	77	76	76	76	76	75	75
Tue	119	112	110	97	81	80	79	79	79	77	78	77	79	79	79	78	77
Wed	108	86	83	86	79	78	78	77	77	77	76	77	76	76	76	75	76
Thu	133	121	106	80	78	78	77	78	77	78	76	75	76	76	76	77	75
Fri	82	83	79	81	80	81	79	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	77	74
Sat	76	78	77	77	78	78	79	80	78	77	77	78	77	76	76	76	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	79	80	80	80	78	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Lancaster to Simi Valley (via SR-14 South and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (18 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster to central Simi Valley along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Lancaster to Simi Valley?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lancaster to Simi Valley?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 74 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Simi Valley?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	105	97	86	80	80	78	79	78	78	77	76	76	76	76	75	75
Tue	119	112	110	97	81	80	79	79	79	77	78	77	79	79	79	78	77
Wed	108	86	83	86	79	78	78	77	77	77	76	77	76	76	76	75	76
Thu	133	121	106	80	78	78	77	78	77	78	76	75	76	76	76	77	75
Fri	82	83	79	81	80	81	79	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	77	74
Sat	76	78	77	77	78	78	79	80	78	77	77	78	77	76	76	76	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	79	80	80	80	78	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	105	97	86	80	80	78	79	78	78	77	76	76	76	76	75	75
Tue	119	112	110	97	81	80	79	79	79	77	78	77	79	79	79	78	77
Wed	108	86	83	86	79	78	78	77	77	77	76	77	76	76	76	75	76
Thu	133	121	106	80	78	78	77	78	77	78	76	75	76	76	76	77	75
Fri	82	83	79	81	80	81	79	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	77	74
Sat	76	78	77	77	78	78	79	80	78	77	77	78	77	76	76	76	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	79	80	80	80	78	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	105	97	86	80	80	78	79	78	78	77	76	76	76	76	75	75
Tue	119	112	110	97	81	80	79	79	79	77	78	77	79	79	79	78	77
Wed	108	86	83	86	79	78	78	77	77	77	76	77	76	76	76	75	76
Thu	133	121	106	80	78	78	77	78	77	78	76	75	76	76	76	77	75
Fri	82	83	79	81	80	81	79	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	77	74
Sat	76	78	77	77	78	78	79	80	78	77	77	78	77	76	76	76	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	79	80	80	80	78	76